Presenters:
Chiara Latimer (Co-Director Center for Neurodiversity, PATH Program Coordinator, Rowan University); Dr. Amy Accardo (Co-Chair and Associate Professor, WISE Department, Rowan University); and Dr. Casey Woodfield (Assistant Professor, WISE Department; Faculty Fellow, Center for Neurodiversity, Rowan University)
Presentation Title:
Affirming Neurodiversity Culture on Campus: Priorities of Neurodivergent Students, Faculty and Staff
Presentation Description:
Through the lens of the neurodiversity paradigm and holding the understanding that neurodiversity is valuable to society, we gathered the perspectives and priorities of neurodivergent university students, faculty, and staff via a mixed method sequential two-phase study and a qualitative study on the impacts of neurodiversity affirming professional development certificates . Research questions included: What are the perspectives of neurodivergent students, faculty, and staff around neurodiversity culture on campus and what are recommendations for improvement?
